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G8 leaders to focus on tax and trade  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:47:06 GMT
Tax, trade and transparency are expected to dominate discussions at the G8 summit, with leaders said to be close to agreeing a statement on Syria. 
Protests spread throughout Brazil  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:06:08 GMT
There have been clashes in Rio, thousands of people marching peacefully on the streets of Sao Paulo and protesters scaling the national congress in Brasilia. 
Greek court orders TV back on air  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:10:10 GMT
A Greek court suspends a government order to close state broadcaster ERT - a move that triggered mass protests - meaning transmission can resume. 
China in carbon trading experiment  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:57:53 GMT
China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, is to launch its first carbon trading scheme as a pilot project in Shenzhen. 
French footballers to go on trial  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:42:36 GMT
Two French football stars, Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, are to go on trial in Paris on charges of paying for sex with an underage prostitute. 
Indonesia set to cut fuel subsidy  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:59:02 GMT
Indonesia's parliament paves the way for a rise in petrol and diesel prices after months of debate and political haggling. 
Fox News sued over on-air suicide  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:53:04 GMT
The mother of three children of a US man whose suicide was broadcast live on Fox News Channel has sued, claiming the children were traumatised. 
Northern India flood toll rises  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:44:28 GMT
The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in northern India passes 60, local media say. 
Singapore, Malaysia hit by haze  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:12:43 GMT
Singapore is hit by haze from forest fires in nearby Indonesia, leading to the city's worst smog in 16 years and health warnings from the government. 
Gaddafi son to be tried in August  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:21:11 GMT
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, will be tried in Libya in August and "will receive a fair trial", officials say. 
Assault caution for Charles Saatchi  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:23:36 GMT
Art collector Charles Saatchi is cautioned for assault after images of him grasping his wife, Nigella Lawson, by the neck appeared in a newspaper. 
Sharp brings giant 90in TV to Europe  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:53:44 GMT
Sharp puts a record-sized TV on sale in Europe, but its 1080p resolution means owners will need a relatively large room to be able to watch it. 
China retakes supercomputer crown  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:39:12 GMT
A China-based supercomputer has been ranked the world's fastest, offering nearly double the processing speeds of the US's most powerful system. 
VIDEO: Well-wishers sing at Mandela's hospital  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:32:37 GMT
BBC's James Copnall has been outside the hospital where the former president is staying and well-wishers have gathered to sing songs of support. 
VIDEO: Missing for more than 30 years  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:44:23 GMT
Sharon Lee, whose daughter Katrice went missing more than thirty years ago, speaks to the BBC's Babita Sharma about her daughter's disappearance.